James Madsen

AcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivatePrivate EquityMajority

Apparel Retailers

target

Nkd Group

bidder

Tdr Capital

£598m

dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajority

Catering

target

Areas

bidder

Pai Partners

£1,379m

dealmakers

Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajority

Hotels and Motels

target

B&b Hotels

bidder

Goldman Sachs (merchant Banking Division)

£1,665m

dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate EquityMajority

target

SIGNAVIO

bidder

Apax Partners

£141m

dealmakers

Portugal

Full Line Insurance

MajorityAcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Gnb Vida

bidder

Apax Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

MajorityPrivate EquityPrivateAcquisition

Management Consulting

target

Lexitas

bidder

Apax Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

Luxembourg

Building: Climate Control

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityCross Border

target

Armacell Group

bidder

Kirkbi As

£1,188m

dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityPrivate Equity

Security Services

target

Coalfire Systems

bidder

Apax Partners

£284m

dealmakers

MinorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivate

target

Duck Creek Technologies

bidder

Temasek Holdings

£91m

dealmakers

MinorityPrivateVenture CapitalAcquisitionPrivate EquityCross Border

Recreational Services

target

CLASSPASS

bidder

Apax Partners

£217m

dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityDomestic

Auto Technology

target

APTOS

bidder

Goldman Sachs (merchant Banking Division)

value n/a

dealmakers

Outsourced HR and Staffing

DomesticMajorityPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisition

target

Careerbuilder Employment Screening

bidder

Accurate Background

value n/a

dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityCross Border

Digital Services

target

Engineering Group

bidder

Bain Capital

£1,383m

dealmakers

MajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivateDomestic

Education Services

target

Cadence Education

bidder

Apax Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

PublicMinorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityCross Border

Auto Services

target

Kar Auction Services

bidder

Periphas Capital

£451m

dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityPrivateCross BorderDisposal

Hotels and Motels

target

Roompot Service

bidder

Kkr & Co

£900m

dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMinorityVenture CapitalCross Border

target

PAYFONE

bidder

Sandbox Insurtech Ventures

£79m

dealmakers

Belgium

Plastics

Cross BorderPrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Contraload

bidder

Apax Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityDomestic

Education Services

target

Learning Curve Group

bidder

Agilitas Private Equity

£125m

dealmakers

Building Materials: Other

DomesticMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivate

target

Omnimax International

bidder

Strategic Value Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

MajorityPrivate EquityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate

Real Estate Services

target

Idealista

bidder

Eqt Partners

£1,181m

dealmakers

PrivateCross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisition

target

NEURAXPHARM

bidder

Permira Advisers

£1,468m

dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderDisposalPrivate EquityMajorityPrivate

Defense

target

Tencate Advanced Armour

bidder

Agilitas Private Equity

£179m

dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderMajorityPrivate

Health Care Facilities

target

Exemplar Healthcare

bidder

Ares Management

value n/a

dealmakers

PrivatePrivate EquityCross BorderMajority

target

Addo Food Group

bidder

Pai Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateMergerMajorityPrivate EquityCross Border

Entertainment

target

Company 3

bidder

Crestview Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPrivateDomesticPrivate Equity

target

Euro Ethnic Foods

bidder

Pai Partners

£536m

dealmakers

Cross BorderPrivate EquityMajorityAcquisitionPrivate

target

Angulas Aguinaga

bidder

Pai Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

Cross BorderDisposalPrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

Real Estate Services

target

APLEONA

bidder

Pai Partners

£1,456m

dealmakers

PrivatePrivate EquityMajorityCross BorderAcquisition

Insurance Brokers

target

Pib Group

bidder

Apax Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionVenture CapitalPrivate EquityCross Border

Specialty Retailers

target

MYFLOWER

bidder

Pai Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

Canada

Digital Services

Private EquityAcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMajority

target

Herjavec Group

bidder

Apax Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

PrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionCross BorderMajority

target

Lutech Group

bidder

Apax Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityPrivate

target

Nulo Pet Foods

bidder

Apax Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

DomesticPrivateMinorityPrivate EquityAcquisition

Engineering Consulting

target

APAVE

bidder

Pai Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

PublicCross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityTender Offer

target

Vectura Group

bidder

Philip Morris International

£1,025m

dealmakers

DomesticPrivate EquityPrivateAcquisitionMajority

Medical Equipment

target

Frontier Medical

bidder

Agilitas Private Equity

value n/a

dealmakers

PrivatePrivate EquityMajorityCross BorderAcquisition

target

Dvb Bank (aviation Investment And Asset Management Business)

bidder

Strategic Value Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

PrivateMajorityCross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisition

Containers and Packaging

target

Sgd

bidder

Pai Partners

£709m

dealmakers

Portugal

Investment Banking

AcquisitionMajorityPrivateDisposalCross BorderPrivate Equity

target

Gnb – Companhia De Seguros De Vida

bidder

Apax Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

Cross BorderMajorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Diversified Industrials

target

Gruppo Scrigno

bidder

Pai Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

Food Retailers and Wholesalers

MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivatePrivate Equity

target

La Sirena

bidder

Excelsior Times

value n/a

dealmakers

Recreational Vehicles and Boats

AcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateMajorityDomestic

target

European Camping Group

bidder

Pai Partners

£590m

dealmakers

Hong Kong

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityDomestic

target

Tricor Group

bidder

Bpea Eqt

£2,018m

dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivatisationPublicPrivate Equity

target

Clinigen Group

bidder

Stepstone Group

£1,207m

dealmakers

Taiwan

Medical Equipment

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate Equity

target

Ginko International

bidder

Bpea Eqt

£735m

dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityCross BorderMajority

Toys

target

Asmodee Editions

bidder

Embracer Group

£2,348m

dealmakers

Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Private EquityMajorityPrivateCross BorderAcquisition

target

UVESCO

bidder

Pai Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

PrivateCross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Soft Drinks

target

Refresco Group

bidder

Kkr & Co

value n/a

dealmakers

Hong Kong

MajorityPrivate EquityPrivateAcquisitionCross Border

target

Bpea Eqt

bidder

Eqt Partners

£5,719m

dealmakers

Cross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityPrivateAcquisition

target

THERAMEX

bidder

Pai Partners

£1,062m

dealmakers

Cross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivateMajority

target

HKA

bidder

Pai Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

United KingdomSweden

Plastics

Cross BorderAcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMajority

target

Perstorp Holding

bidder

Petroliam Nasional Berhad (petronas)

£1,953m

dealmakers

Denmark

AcquisitionCross BorderPrivatePrivate EquityMajority

target

Nnit (infrastructure Operations Business)

bidder

Agilitas Private Equity

£173m

dealmakers

Financial Data and Systems

Private EquityCross BorderPublicAcquisitionMajority

target

Euromoney Institutional Investor

bidder

Astorg Partners

£1,660m

dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateCross Border

Travel and Tourism

target

VACANCESELECT

bidder

European Camping Group

value n/a

dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateMinorityCross BorderPrivate Equity

Real Estate Services

target

PLACEFIRST

bidder

Gcm Grosvenor

£120m

dealmakers

MajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionDomesticPrivate

Specialty Chemicals

target

Iff (savory Solutions Group)

bidder

Pai Partners

£741m

dealmakers

Denmark

Renewable Energy Equipment

Private EquityCross BorderPrivateMinorityAcquisition

target

POLYTECH

bidder

Fsn Capital Partners

£119m

dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderPrivateMinorityPrivate Equity

target

Pai Partners

bidder

Dyal Capital Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

Cross BorderMajorityPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisition

Car Parks

target

Apcoa Parking

bidder

Strategic Value Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivatePrivate EquityCross Border

Medical Services

target

ELITECH

bidder

Bruker Corporation

£710m

dealmakers

Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionDomesticMajority

target

Ipc Systems

bidder

Strategic Value Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Actis

bidder

General Atlantic

value n/a

dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityPrivate

Cosmetics

target

BEAUTYNOVA

bidder

Pai Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivatePrivate Equity

Engineering Consulting

target

PRODIECO

bidder

Agilitas Private Equity

value n/a

dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate

IT Services: Other

target

Aareon

bidder

Tpg Capital

£3,297m

dealmakers